Truss with adjustable connecting element for a fork-and-pin connection
AssigneeH.O.F. Alutec Metallverarbeitungs GmbH & Co. KG
InventorDennis KLOSTERMANN
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Abstract
A truss includes a cuboid basic structure including longitudinal edges defined by truss bars and cross bars on longitudinal sides between the truss bars. The truss bars each include two open ends into which a connecting portion of a fork-and-pin connection is insertable. The connecting portion includes a sleeve located in and connected to the truss bar, and the sleeve includes an internal thread into which a threaded rod of the connecting portion is fixed. The threaded rod includes a pin head or fork head and the connecting portion includes a securing portion which secures the position of the threaded rod in the sleeve.
Claims12
A truss comprising:
- a cuboid structure including longitudinal edges defined by truss bars and cross bars on longitudinal sides between the truss bars;
- wherein
- the truss bars each include two open ends into which a connecting portion of a fork-and-pin connection is insertable;
- the connecting portion includes a sleeve located in and connected to the truss bar;
- the sleeve includes an internal thread into which a threaded bar of the connecting portion is insertable, and the threaded bar defines a pin head or a fork head;
- and
- the connecting portion includes a securing portion to secure a position of the threaded bar in the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.